The End of Your Life Book Club (Basic) (Large Print / Paperback)

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October 2012 Indie Next List


“What a remarkable book! Not only a love letter to his mom, but a love letter to books and their power to help us all remember both the struggle and the joy it is to be human and the grace we can find in our shared humanity. I fell head over heels for Mary Ann Schwalbe, thanks to her son's meticulous and loving tribute. In someone else's hands this is the kind of book that could have slipped into the maudlin or overwrought, but Schwalbe succeeds in portraying his mother's quiet, humble, spot-on wisdom and beautiful daring with both restraint and passion. My copy is thoroughly dog-eared. Is there any better tribute?”
— Laurie Paus, The Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA

Description


An "Entertainment Weekly" and "BookPage" Best Book of the Year
During her treatment for cancer, Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spent many hours sitting in waiting rooms together. To pass the time, they would talk about the books they were reading. Once, by chance, they read the same book at the same time--and an informal book club of two was born. Through their wide-ranging reading, Will and Mary Anne--and we, their fellow readers--are reminded how books can be comforting, astonishing, and illuminating, changing the way that we feel about and interact with the world around us. A profoundly moving memoir of caregiving, mourning, and love--"The End of Your Life Book Club" is also about the joy of reading, and the ways that joy is multiplied when we share it with others.

About the Author


Will Schwalbe has worked in publishing (most recently as senior vice president and editor in chief of Hyperion Books); digital media, as the founder and CEO of Cookstr.com; and as a journalist, writing for various publications including "The New York Times" and the "South China Morning Post." He is on the board of the Kingsborough Community College Foundation. He is the coauthor, with David Shipley, of "Send: Why People Email So Badly and How to Do It Better."
Product Details
ISBN: 9781594136481
ISBN-10: 1594136483
Large Print: Yes
Publisher: Large Print Press
Publication Date: July 6th, 2013
Pages: 468
Language: English
Series: Basic